Sweet Tea Party Birthday for PPA190

Hi blog friends!! I'm so glad to have a card to show today for the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge. I have been absent due to being very busy playing with my 7-month old granddaughter. She and my daughter came for an 8-day visit. I didn't miss making cards at all, truth-be-told!

I used a White Signo Gel Pen to color the "sprinkles"

Today's card is for my niece's birthday, coming up later this month. She is sweet, just like this little cupcake! She's having a tea party, so I think this will fit the theme quite well. 

Thank you for stopping by. I hope to catch up a little and have more posts. Won't you leave your comments below? Growing up, what was your favorite birthday theme party? I always had sleepovers with no particular theme, but we danced and ate popcorn and watched TV in the early 70's!

Birthday Card Supply List:

Card Stock: Basic Gray, Blushing Bride, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Neutrals Paper Stack

Stamps: Create A Cupcake

Ink: Basic Gray, Rose Red

Big Shot: Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Petal Cone Die (retired)

Punches: Cupcake Builder, Envelope Punch Board (for rounded corners

Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones

PPA173 Thank You

Hi! It's not too late to use the above sketch to play along with us at Pals Paper Arts! This week's team has a lot of inspirational photos, just check them out and create your own. Upload and you are playing!

I have always wanted to try sewing on paper. My two favorite crafts are making things out of fabric and making things out of paper. However, I think this card will have my one and only attempt! I did not like the feel or sound of the needle in the paper. The thread didn't really look good on it, either. When I see other people's paper sewing, I like it. I didn't like doing it and I'm not liking the result. But I think since there is so little stitching on this card, it's just okay. You never know until you try!

I hope you will play along with us at Pals Paper Arts!

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Thank You Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Pink Pirouette, Cherry Cobbler, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White

Stamps: Create a Cupcake, Harvest of Thanks, Itty Bitty Banners

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Pink Pirouette

Big Shot: Bitty Banners Framelits

Emellishments: Pink Pirouette Taffeta Ribbon, Basic Pearls

Winner!

Happy Wednesday! I hope you are having a great week. Before I announce the winner of the card giveaway, I want to introduce my card for the day! 

I Pacific Point because it reminds me of the ocean and I live near the Pacific. The white on Pacific Point print on the bottom layer is from International Bazaar (retired) designer series paper. The next layer is from the Brights Stack (retired).

I used the cupcake liner (upside down) from Create a Cupcake. I stamped it in Pacific Point. The Happy Birthday cake is from Bring on the Cake. I used my Pacific Point Stampin' Write Marker to color the candles, cake and stand. I used Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker to color the flames.

The sentiment "celebrate" comes from the Express Yourself (hostess) set. There are so many sentiments in that set, you will want to have it in your stash for some time to come. The script writing is so elegant!

NOW FOR THE WINNER of the card from Monday: Rosalie!!

 rosalie said...

Such a pretty card with strawberry crush and crisp cantelope and I can imagine a drink with the two combined!! I especially like the sentiment separated as you created!

Rosalie, please email me to give me your street address so I can mail you this card--congratulations!!!

Pacific Point Birthday Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Marina Mist

Designer Series Paper: International Bazaar (retired), Brights Paper Stack (retired)

Stamps: Bring on the Cake, Create a Cupcake, Express Yourself

Ink: Pacific Point

Stampin' Write Markers: Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight

Embellishments: Brights Designer Series Button

First Birthday-PPA Sketch!

It's time once again to play along with the Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge! Consider using the above sketch to make your card, scrapbook page or any paper project!

This card is for a one-year-old girl ;-) I couldn't decide which colors to use, so I started with the card base in Wisteria Wonder. I was fairly certain she would get a lot of pink cards from others. The designer paper coordinated perfectly from Patterns 2011-2012 In Colors. Whisper White was the perfect neutral. My bow is Perfect Plum which adds another shade in the purple family. My cupcake frosting was punched from a retired designer series paper that I couldn't resist keeping a scrap of!

I hope you enjoyed looking and will leave your comments below--I love to read them all!

First Birthday Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Patterns 2011-2012 In Colors-Wisteria Wonder

Stamps: Pennant Parade, Create-A-Cupcake, Perfect Punches

Ink: Wisteria Wonder

Punches: Cupcake Builder, Large Oval

Embellishments: Perfect Plum 3/8" Taffeta

Adhesives: Snail, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals

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Simple or Step it Up!

simple

Hello! Today's cards began with one idea: that cute bow stamp from the Create a Cupcake stamp set! I thought it would be a great banner tie, either the way I stamped it above, or off the side so it would hold a "flag" rather than pennant. Then, to keep my card simple, I merely stamped my sentiment from Pennant Parade right onto the Whisper White card stock. Simple, right?

stepped up

...I got creative! I decided to ramp up each of the three elements on this card: the background, the banner and the sentiment. 

• For the background, I ran my card stock through the Big Shot using the Stripes Embossing Folder. 
• For the banner, I used Lucky Limeade Baker's twine for 3-D anchors rather than flat stamping. 
• For my sentiment, I punched out a 3/4" circle, then matted it with a 1" Basic Gray circle and a 1-1/4" Scallop Circle in Lucky Limeade. Voila!

I'd love to know which card YOU would prefer making - simple or stepped up? Please leave your vote and comment below! Thanks for visiting today!

Simple and Stepped Up Card Supplies: 

Card Stock: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Lucky Limeade
Designer Series Paper: Twitterpated
Stamps: Pennant Parade, Create a Cupcake
Ink: Basic Gray
Big Shot: Stripes Embossing Folder
Punches: 3/4", 1" circle and 1-1/4" Scalloped circle
Embellishments: Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine
Adhesives: Snail, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals

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Mojo Monday 255 - Floral District Fun

Happy Monday! I decided to play Mojo this week, but I got a very late start! This was a fun sketch. Very full, but fun!

I hope you enjoy looking and that you will leave your comments below! I have really been enjoying extra comments lately! Thank you SO much.

I love the colors in the Floral District designer paper. And the print with the Lucky Limeade background is my favorite!

I decided to duplicate part of the pattern by using the flower burst image from Betsy's Blossoms for the background of my Whisper White Labels Collection die cut. This makes a great stamping ground for the Rich Razzleberry sentiment from Create a Cupcake.

MOJO Card Supplies:
Card Stock: So Saffron, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Old Olive
Designer Series Paper: Floral District
Stamps: Betsy's Blossoms, Create a Cupcake
Big Shot: Adorning Accents Edgelits, Labels Collection Framelits, Adorning Accents Embossing Folder
Embellishments: So Saffron 3/8" Taffeta, Basic Pearls
Adhesives: Snail, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals

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